TTC #1 Thread 7

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Here we go ladies...this really IS it for us all!

God tal, we are living the same life at the moment! Same stage, BFN and will be having a break if this one doesn't work.

You can get a false surge, so you may not have OV'd when you got the smilie.

I'd say best have sex!!

Sorry about the bfn, Tal :-(

Woody I think you can get a smiley and not ovulate because you can have more than one surge. But go for the shagging if you've got EWCM!

Dulcet it's weird isn't it? I have to have a break because I don't want to give birth at my sister's wedding and potentially miss it, I'd've been furious if she'd done it to me so hard as it is I will have to break if it doesn't. We're not out yet. I have been making a list this morning of reasons to be cheerful if it is a negative, but to be honest I'm not overly convinced by any of them because the flip side is always, but BABY!

That said, here is the gist of the list to cheer people up: Winter is a time when one wants to drink port, and eat forbidden-in-pregnancy cheeses, and potentially go on cheap sunny drink fuelled holidays in Canaries, and go for Christmas Drinks with groups of people, and drink mulled wine at Christmas Markets. And with the 2 month break, a baby would come in the autumn/winter, which would be warm and snuggly and possibly given the advantages at school, and I won't have to go out to work during the winter when the trains and buses and roads are awful. And I'll be able to take ibuprofen again. And it will be sunny at the end of maternity leave, and baby would be old enough to play out more than at the beginning. And DH is going to take the last 2 months of the leave probably, and I am part time, so we can have days out in the summer with small child. And having more time just us to do grown-up and sexy things.

I'm impressed with your positivity, Tal :-)

Thanks nic, it's somewhat mind over matter as I've had depression in the past, so I very consciously work at being happy. Everything does have its positive side, though. Me and DH are always saying to each other Every (Little Thing) Will be - All Right, like a kind of comfort thing.

And I do love the Christmas Market. With German sausages and beer and mulled wine and gingerbread and silly hats!

That list is excellent tal! Got my first visit to the German market planned so I can look forward to that too. I'm having the break to not pop on my own wedding day! Think I will make my own list as well tal, seems to have worked for you.

I'm excited for Christmas now already. About 81 days to go I think!

It's a really good idea. We are going to the Christmas market in Manchester this year. Combining it with seeing Elbow at the MEN. I love it there :-)

Will you two stay on the thread or disappear during your break? It could get a bit tumbleweed without you both. Assuming you won't be leaving because of a BFP. And you still may yet!

Morning ladies, we just arrived back from our night away for a family party, stayed over at the hotel so just caught up with you all! Think that list was such a good idea!

Nic, just checked on Ff as kept a list of how I was feeling each day in the notes section! Hope this is useful to someone!

1dpo - recorded that I had an achy stomach while lying in bed at night

2dpo - recorded cramps, funny stomach when I woke up and a huge spot on my temple - I mean much bigger than usual

3dpo - no notes

4dpo - recorded that boobs felt a bit bigger and felt like I was going to be sick all day but wasn't

5dpo - drinking in the baby shower, had weird dreams this night but put it down to the wine

6dpo - boobs seem bigger but not tender, huge spots on chin (4)

7dpo - period style cramps

8dpo - dull cramps and felt clammy/ diarrhoea in work - lovely

9dpo - recorded backache, first notice in morning when ached to bend over to put tea bag in bin! Backache all day in work! Boobs tender when I took my bra off tonight! Stomach/period rumblings, feels like I may come on tonight! White discharge today which I fist noticed yesterday! 11:15pm fizzing bubbling noises in stomach while lying in bed!

10dpo - woke up, thought I'd come on, hadn't! Backache all day, more white discharge but hardly any! Thought small bulbs on boobs looked different but put down to cold weather! Mild cramps, kept going to loo thinking I'd come on but hadn't! Felt aware of boobs today!

11dpo - no af when woke up, peed into a mug but tipped away thought I was being silly! Then felt ill in work today, heart was beating in my throat (felt like) felt clammy and mouth felt watery like i wanted to be sick but i am never sick not even with a hangover! Fuzzy head today, then had a weird stitch type feeling in evening a few times after laughing with DH, started to get hopeful so decided what the hell do a test! Was 11dpo so wouldn't have been to upset if BFN but line came up at 10:15pm ish

I can stay on the list sporadically! Don't want to miss any BFPs. I think my bleeding's increasing but I don't want to say I'm out until it's really convincing.

It really does help, there's lots to look forward to even if no baby. Can't wait until Christmas Markets get going.

This cycle is a bit different than my last 2 in that I've been cramping since 2-3 DPO (still am) and where I'd previously been drowning in creamy CM the last two cycles, I've not had much this one.

My boobs are definitely bigger and heavier, if only by a touch. But that's how it has been since pre-OV, so have to discount it as a symptom.

Thank you for your notes, they're helpful. My tummy is a bit off too, it has to be said.

Really hope this is the month...I'm sure Bri would love a 'pregnant' stick tied in our wedding ribbon as a present!

Oh, trolling uterus. Now I have EWCM and some blood.

Tal that sounds really confusing. I really hope that it's implantation etc and that you get a BFP soon. I think that a list is a really good idea. I might do one for myself later.

Well, after the ewcm this morning, we dtd! So confused though about what's happening! Nic I think I'm going to test on Thursday morning before we go to airport - if I did ov around the time of the smiley, then I'll be about 11dpo. If it's a BFN, then I'll test again when I get home. If af doesn't arrive then I'll assume that I'm ov around now!

Nic I really hope you get a BFP for your wedding day!

Thanks for the list of symptoms lets - I'm having quite a few of those but then the ewcm this morning has totally thrown me!

Yeah, I will stick around too nic, see whats going on. Need to keep up with the comings and goings so I am not a newbie again in the new year!

Thanks for the break down lets, very comprehensive!

Bleeding become a bit more conclusive now. Looks like I'm out for this cycle, starting again December :(

I'm not 100% sure that I had AF ????

Less than 24hrs bleeding & - sorry if tmi - but no red blood, only brownish blood. Not heavy, quite light & nothing like a "normal" AF.

Anymore had any experience like that? It's really confused me. and I'm trying not to convince myself that I should go poas

And I'm really emotional!!!!

Yes I've had that raspberries I then tested again and got a positive.

I would say poas!

Sorry tal

Oh tal, I am so sorry. I hope it stops!!

Could be worth another test raspberry, it's its properly stopped. Maybe try in the morning?

That does sound interesting, Raspberries, I'd definitely be testing tomorrow.

Sorry tal.

Do it, raspberries! Are we now after af was due?

Sorry Tal. It's dissapointing, hope you're doing ok.

I gave in to my nagging thoughts & poas - got a negative, so it must just have been a light period. Bugger!! 2 min wait of getting my hopes up -dam it!!

So BFP due end of Oct!!! fx!!!

Who's next to poas?!!

Thundercats - crossed post!!!

If it had been, it would have been day 34, wasn't meant to be this time.

I think Dulcet, then me, Raspberries. Sorry it was negative :-(

Seems that WTF cycles love popping up when we are TTC.

Sorry to you Tal too.

Sorry to hear that tal and rasp, fx for you both next time! :)